Noce River Rafting: Grade 4 Rapids & Alpine Gorges

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Duration2h 30m

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18 Kilometers of Grade 4 Rapids Through the Alps

You paddle 18 kilometers of the Noce River's most technical rapids, starting at Cusiano and finishing at Cavizzana. The route includes grade 4 sections, narrow gorges, and a mid-run break with a short drive. All gear, a guide, and transport between sections are included; you arrive 30 minutes early to fit equipment.

2h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Extreme rafting on Noce River

Depart from Cusiano
Navigate rapids grades 2 to 3
Face grade 4 Mezzana World Championship Circuit
Arrive in Dimaro and exit boat
Drive to Malé
Resume rafting at Malé
Conquer forest gorges rapids
Pass never-ending holes rapids
Navigate three peaks rapids
Finish rafting at Cavizzana

The Experience

You're in the boat at Cusiano, paddle in hand, the Noce River already moving fast beneath you. The guide checks your helmet one more time, then pushes off into the current. Within minutes the first rapids hit—grade 2, manageable, but loud enough that you feel the river's weight. The Alps rise on both sides, steep and close. This is Val di Sole, and the water here doesn't slow down.

The route covers 18 kilometers total, split into two sections with a short break in between. The first stretch runs from Cusiano through the "Mezzana World Championship Circuit"—that's where the grade 4 rapids live, the ones that make your forearms burn and your breath catch. You'll thread through grade 2 and 3 sections too, but the grade 4 is the one you'll remember: water piling up in ways that look impossible, the boat dropping and rising, spray everywhere. After about 10 kilometers you pull out near Dimaro, walk a bit, then drive a few kilometers upstream to Malé to start the second run.

The second half is where the landscape gets theatrical. The "forest gorges" section has walls so close you can almost touch them, and the water moves through them like it's been doing this for centuries. There's a section called the "never-ending holes"—basically a series of drops that keep coming—and then the "three peaks," which is exactly what it sounds like. You finish at Cavizzana, 18 kilometers downstream from where you started, soaked and tired and probably grinning. The guide handles the technical calls; your job is to paddle hard when they say paddle and hold on when the boat tips sideways, which it will.

Ursus Adventures runs this, and they've got the safety piece locked down—life jacket, helmet, wetsuit, the works. You meet 30 minutes before departure to get fitted and briefed. The extreme rafting on the Noce isn't a float; it's a workout that happens to be on water, with the Alps as the view.

What’s included

Your day includes private transportation between Cusiano and the second put-in at Malé, a professional rafting guide for the full 18-kilometer descent, and all safety equipment: 3mm wetsuit, water jacket, life jacket, helmet, and paddle. You arrive 30 minutes before departure for gear fitting and a safety briefing.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Ursus Adventures

Is this one for you?Book this if you want the technical rapids and the Alpine scenery without arranging your own transport or safety gear—the guide and the fixed route are what turn a long, hard paddle into a structured day.